Sheboygan County Humane Society vet says he was suspended for blowing whistle on drug fraud case

10:57 PM,
Apr. 4, 2013

Written by

Janet Ortegon
jortegon@sheboyganpress.com

The veterinarian whose license was allegedly used to illegally order prescription drugs at the Sheboygan County Humane Society thought long and hard before alerting authorities about the alleged crime for which its director, Eilene Ribbens, was charged Wednesday.

Rick Lord, 70, said he consulted with lawyers and other veterinarians before reporting the use of his license and he expected all along it would cost him his job.

"I have been suspended pending an investigation for a claim of serious misconduct," said Lord, who was the Humane Society's full-time veterinarian for 10 years ...